Children’s Jigsaw Service

Jigsaw is a multi-agency service for children with disabilities and currently encompasses three main functions:

• An integrated multi-agency health and social care service for Southampton children with a learning disability and their families.
• A social work service to Southampton children with a physical disability and their families.
• A specialist community health service to Hampshire children with a Severe Learning Disability and/or autism with challenging behaviour for parts of the New Forest, Eastleigh and Test Valley South.

Referral Criteria

Jigsaw will support Southampton children, young people and their families with asignificant level of need in the following areas:

• Significant learning disabilities within the moderate, severe, profound range; AND
• A health condition or impairment which significantly affects, or is predicted to affect, everyday life functioning over the child/young person’s development. AND
• Complex family circumstances which affect the ability of the child/young person to reach their full potential. AND/OR
• A diagnosis of Autism with a learning disability within the moderate, severe or profound range, which affects, or is predicted to affect, the child/young person’s everyday life functioning and results in challenging behaviour and family difficulties.

Supporting evidence of the above must be included with the referral form e.g. copy of paediatrician’s letter, school reports, professional reports.

Referral Method

A referral can be made in person, by letter or telephone call to Jigsaw.

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